X12 Parser

Overview

Use this Snap to parse X12 binary data into a JSON document. The Snap parses and validates the data against the schema of the expected X12 type (for example, 820-5010 or 270-5010), ensuring the data is valid and conforms to the specified X12 structure.



Prerequisites

Valid X12 binary data.

Snap views

View Description Examples of upstream and downstream Snaps
Input Valid X12 binary data.
Output X12 data structured in a JSON document.
Error

Error handling is a generic way to handle errors without losing data or failing the Snap execution. You can handle the errors that the Snap might encounter when running the pipeline by choosing one of the following options from the When errors occur list under the Views tab. The available options are:

  • Stop Pipeline Execution Stops the current pipeline execution when an error occurs.
  • Discard Error Data and Continue Ignores the error, discards that record, and continues with the remaining records.
  • Route Error Data to Error View Routes the error data to an error view without stopping the Snap execution.

Learn more about Error handling in Pipelines.

Snap settings

Legend:
  • Expression icon (): Allows using JavaScript syntax to access SnapLogic Expressions to set field values dynamically (if enabled). If disabled, you can provide a static value. Learn more.
  • SnapGPT (): Generates SnapLogic Expressions based on natural language using SnapGPT. Learn more.
  • Suggestion icon (): Populates a list of values dynamically based on your Snap configuration. You can select only one attribute at a time using the icon. Type into the field if it supports a comma-separated list of values.
  • Upload : Uploads files. Learn more.
Learn more about the icons in the Snap settings dialog.
Field / Field set Type Description
Label String Required. Specify a unique name for the Snap. Modify this to be more appropriate, especially if there are more than one of the same Snap in the pipeline.

Default value: X12 Parser

Example: X12 820 Parser
Character Encoding Dropdown list Required. The character encoding scheme of the input content.
The available options are:
  • ISO-8859-1: A character single-byte encoding standard.
  • UTF-8 : A variable-length encoding that can represent the most characters in the Unicode standard.
  • UTF-16 : A 16-bit, variable-length character encoding.

Default value: UTF-8

Example: UTF-16
Process numeric values Checkbox Select to process numeric values. This option converts numeric values to the float data type in the output.

Default status: Deselected
Remove trailing spaces Checkbox Select to remove trailing spaces from the output data.

Default status: Deselected
Snap execution Dropdown list Choose one of the three modes in which the Snap executes.
Available options are:
  • Validate & Execute. Performs limited execution of the Snap and generates a data preview during pipeline validation. Subsequently, performs full execution of the Snap (unlimited records) during pipeline runtime.
  • Execute only. Performs full execution of the Snap during pipeline execution without generating preview data.
  • Disabled. Disables the Snap and all Snaps that are downstream from it.

Example: